Mussels with Saffron
2kg Live Mussels
3 Cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 leeks finely copped
1/2 tsp Saffron
4 tbs olive oil
3 tbs butter
Pepper to season
3/4 cup of white wine
1 cup of fish stock
600ml of thickened cream
1 bunch of parsley chopped
1. De-beard the mussels and scrub off any barnicles. Then in a large pot Soften leeks, garlic, saffron and [...]
The Bay Hotel Food Shoot
This afternoon I was lucky enough to go down to The Bay Hotel and do some food shots for a mercury advertising feature.
Food looked great – check out their summer menu here.
Oslo, Norway
Left Oslo the other day. Awesome place. Went for a walk to the so called ‘cool’ part of town and this is what I found.
Risor, Norway
This are two from Risor, Norway where we spent Christmas. This was about our only clear day over the week.
Torsk poached in milk with dill
Here is a recipe that was made up on Christmas day. It would work well with pretty much any fish.
400g of White Fish
1 Brown Onion chopped roughly
3 Cloves of garlic peeled and smashed
1 tbs Black Pepper Corns
1 Cup of chicken stock
6 Anchovies
1 Cloves
1 tbs butter
3 Cups of Milk
1 tbs Dried Dill or 1/2 cup of [...]
Stripey Trumpeter, with Fennel, Truss Tomatoes, Oyster Mushrooms and Rosemary
1 x Large Fillet of Stripey Trumpeter
1 x Bulb of Fennel
2 x Handfuls of Oyster Mushroom
1 x Lemon, Flesh and Zest
8 x Sprigs of Rosemary
8 x Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Whole
10 x Truss Tomatoes on Vine
Olive Oil
Cracked Black Pepper
Sea Salt
Green Salad
1 x Bunch of Asparagus
1 x Cucumber
1 x Bunch of Italian Parsley
1 x Packet [...]